Fabric attachment on door panel arm rest

Hi everyone,

This is my first foray into interior upholstery. I want to re-upholster the armrests in the door panels of my 94 ram. I will be using suede. Currently the armrest portion is factory wrapped, that seems to be glued on and stapled around the edges on the inside. The substrate is plastic. At first I was thinking of removing the factory fabric, but when I got to think about it, that fabric and backing would be just the right amount of padding.

What would you suggest for attaching the suede to the factory fabric?

Thanks,
Travis

i would suggest use a good spray glue, possibly 3M. make sure the factory fabric is really clean if you are gonna attach over it.

Thanks blufab...I have some 3M spray adhesive, I use it for covering boxes (duh). It doesnt always seem to be the strongest bond. Maybe fiber to fiber it will be ok. I'll try it on a test piece.

Any other reccomendations?


Thanks,
Travis

Thanks to the mod who fixed my dyslexic title.


Travis

Something I learned recently not sure if it applies to the 3M stuff but I bought some spray adhesive specifically for carpets and I would spray it on then immediately attach it to what ever I was trying to glue to. The damn stuff wouldn't stick very well. I talked to a custom interior shop and they explained you need to spray it on both pieces and let it dry for a min. After that everything sticks great! Anyway worth a shot.

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1968 VW Beetle
Pioneed DEH-780MP, 2 10' Memphis PR104D, Memphis PR500.1, TXC 6.1, MTX Thunder 8502

I know us men dont like to read directions but if you read the can, aceracer, thats exactly what it says to do. lol. Personally I like to use contact cement sprayed from an air compressed spray gun. If you paint it on or use a roller it puts it on too heavy and shows through.

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"People with mullets live 40% longer"   - Ricky Bobby

rofl you got me there :)

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1968 VW Beetle
Pioneed DEH-780MP, 2 10' Memphis PR104D, Memphis PR500.1, TXC 6.1, MTX Thunder 8502

Here is a little tip for aerosol based spray adhesive.

Dont spray it so the adhesive comes out as a liquid. It generally doesnt make a good bond when you do this. Instead spray the glue in a fast sweeping left-right-left motion in about 12-18 inch strokes. The adhesive should come out as a "spiders web" type of formation.

Spray both surfaces and leave for a minute so that it becomes extremely tacky. When the two surfaces come together the bond will be extremely good.

Evo....thats what I find works best for me too. It worked well for the armrests. they came out well. The 3m seems to work fine on fabric to fabric.



Thanks,
Travis